Author: Charles Michel

Christmas is approaching and we will soon have to brave the stores for gifts. Some of these gifts will be for loved ones; other gifts will be for people who have made some contribution to our lives. Perhaps you need to buy a colleague a gift or perhaps you want to say ‘thank you’ to that customer service representative who made you feel special. Whatever the case may be, you want to find her something that she will not only treasure, but she’ll also think of you whenever she uses it, which will hopefully be often. The tricky part is…

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Leggings are the staple item in many women’s wardrobes, no matter their age. Women in their 50s and women in their 70s all feel comfortable wearing leggings. This should not surprise anyone, though: leggings are not the exclusive domain of the forever 21 crowd who have limited experience with frown lines and crows’ feet. Leggings are immensely slimming, or can be slimming if they are worn in a certain manner. There is, however, a trick to wearing leggings with the appropriate amount of style and panache, and this is never truer than in the summer: leggings generally look better as…

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If you are anything like the majority of women out there, you need a couple of fashion tips that can get you through all the seasons with only a minimum of fuss. There are, however, no ‘one-size-fits-all’ rules that apply to all women of all sizes, shapes and ages. The only rules that might apply to all women have to do with how they select their wardrobe. These fashion tips are far easier to follow, no matter how old the woman, no matter how many pairs of shoes she has in her wardrobe, and no matter her hairstyle. The best…

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Now that many more people are buying pet ID tags for their pets, there are many shops that sell these products to cater to the demand that has increased in recent years. Not all of these companies sell the best quality ID tags; some sell ID tags that can only be described as sub-par in quality. One of the things that any pet owner who is contemplating buying an ID tag for their pet should consider is that of the split ring. This little part is one that very many pet owners tend to overlook. Not everyone considers that an…

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Peace of mind is not something that anyone of us can put a price tag on. Most of us want to ensure that the big ticket items will be OK if anything catastrophic happens: the car,the house, and perhaps the contents in those. So we take out insurance against any eventuality. We want to know that, should something happen, we would be covered. The insurance company will pay out an amount and we will be reimbursed up to that amount.

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This type of question is one that nearly all pet owners ask themselves at some stage. For most of us, pet insurance cover is one of those purchases that we are not fond of making: it cuts into the budget we spent so much time on, allocating money to nights out and to trips to the Maldives.

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Pets and children are perhaps the one of the only two entities that contributes to a big amount of emotional attachment for their parents. We want to ensure that they are clothed, fed, and happy. We do this because we love them and we generally want only the very best for them. But one of the bigger concerns that face us is that of their health. This is true especially for pets that engage in high-risk behaviour, in the same way that some of their owners engage in activities that may be detrimental to their own health.

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